Question
Study the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The collapse of Communism was followed in most of these countries by a painful process of transition from an authoritarian socialist system to a democratic capitalist system. Privatisation of state assets and corporate ownership Patterns were to be immediately brought in.
The collapse of Communism was followed in most of these countries by a painful process of transition from an authoritarian socialist system to a democratic capitalist system. Privatisation of state assets and corporate ownership Patterns were to be immediately brought in.
- Why was the process of transition been described as painful?
- Which political system existed before the transition and which system replaced it, if any?
- What does privatisation imply?